Re: 740iL and "bad gas"

["Brant M. Miller" <brant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe -

It's not a matter of "good gas" in the common sense.
Some areas of the USA have high sulfur gasoline,
even when the gas is provided by reputable companies.
Sulfur as high as 1400 ppm occurs in gasoline
in areas that are not under strict EPA, CARB, etc.
guidance.  The key is strictly the sulfur content.

Brant

>Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 16:54:43 -0500
From: "Joseph C. Volpe" <jcfox@domain.elided>
Subject: Re: 740iL   <big snip>
>Actually, MB suffered the same fate when they introduced the aluminum
engines.
Now they too use steel sleeves The BMW problem arises from poor gas usage=

The majority of these engines M60's are fine. The problem comes from peop=
le
who lease the cars and don't put good gas in them. The high sulfur conten=
t
eats at the walls and etches them.

Joe

BMW CCA Member
93 M5
92 535i Sharked
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